Amid the noise of the Orlando Fringe, “The Legend of White Woman Creek” is an oasis of stillness. That might seem a strange way to describe a song cycle, especially one in which the songs carry such emotional heft. But multiple times during this gem of a show, it felt as though the audience was holding its collective breath.

For the stillness, you see, is not one of peace. It’s quiet that is fraught with emotion.

No one can create a sense of atmosphere like The Coldharts, who have brought “Edgar Allan” and “The Unrepentant Necrophile” to past Fringes. And with “White Woman Creek,” the duo of Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan have created a marvelously tingly sense of regret and pain with their usual touch of mystery.

Hartman, who performs the show solo, demonstrates her range in a portrayal vastly different from her previous work. Her striking voice also shows its versatility, turning from the punk-rock sound of “Necrophile” to folk ballads suitable for this 19th-century tale of the hardscrabble American frontier, told by the ghost of a woman who lived there.

With 'White Woman Creek,' Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan have created a marvelously tingly sense of regret and pain with their usual touch of mystery

I would have liked more of the ghostly woman’s blazing spirit to peep out now and again, but Hartman makes her stoic sadness palpable.

The Fringe Factor: The simple set design, typical of a Fringe show, works to brilliant effect. A ring of flickering candles is all that’s required to set the haunting scene.

Curtain Call: Eschewing cheap tricks — except for one very effective sudden noise — this is a ghost story that relies on genuine emotion for its thrills.

Where & When: Pink venue, 60 minutes. 7 p.m. Saturday, 9 p.m. Sunday.

See ‘Edgar Allan’: The Coldharts’ haunting comic musical inspired by and about author Edgar Allan Poe won the Critics’ Choice Best of the Festival award at the 2016 Fringe.

They’ll present an encore of “Edgar Allan” at the Timucua Arts Foundation’s White House, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., Orlando. Admission is by donation — $10-$20 is recommended — and theatergoers are also encouraged to bring a food item or beverage to share. Doors open at 7 for a 7:30 p.m. showtime on Monday, Jan. 8.